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Solace in the Mundaneness – Far Away from the Urban Cacophony
I was sitting on the couch And reading a book All of a sudden, A flock of birds came And sat on the hibiscus tree beside my window. I kept the book aside And started gazing at those tiny birds… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – The Tailor Bird
I have a tiny visitor at home. She is very small and cute. It’s a tailor bird, visiting me every day when she comes, dancing, jumping from one brunch to another, searching for her food, and chirping without any worry… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – Savoring the Moment
Among the things that I am on my way to unlearning from my mother’s teachings, is not having time to pause and breathe. Like any other mother, Maa is always in a hurry, never waits to pause, or to breathe,… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – Remembering Salim Ali
In front of our houseThere is a guava tree.In the brunches of it,There lives a bird colony.I can hear the birds talkingSometimes shouting at their children,Sometimes loving themSometimes taking care of themSometimes asking their neighborsAbout there whereaboutsSometimes they sit for… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – The Queue of the Matryoshka Dolls
In my childhood, I had a queue of the Matryoshka dolls. I didn’t know their name at that time, So I searched for some names of mine. Rani, the mother doll, looked like a queen I always wondered seeing her… Continue reading
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Solace in the Mundaneness – The Mishti Doi Planter
Summer arrived with Mango and Watermelon,But there was another thingThat was a mandatoryAfter the lunch,As it complemented the meal.As soon as summer arrived,We started having Mishti DoiAs the dessert to be served at the plate.Mishti Doi, or the sweet yogurt,Seemed… Continue reading
The Blissful Storyteller 